Shetal Vohra-Gupta
Biographic Data
| ID | 937275 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Shetal Vohra-Gupta |
| GIVEN NAMES | Shetal |
| FAMILY NAME | Vohra-Gupta |
| SIGNATURE | VOHRA-GUPTA S |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Texas at Austin |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8515-0603 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 22 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 18 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Digital Health Inequalities Among Immigrants in the United States
The rapid expansion of digital health during COVID-19 transformed healthcare delivery, offering new opportunities for remote care. However, health access remains inequitable, with barriers such as technology access, language barriers, and financial constraints disproportionately affecting immigrants and marginalized populations. This study applied an intersectional approach to examine digital health utilization trends by immigration status and ke…
A Longitudinal Ecologic Analysis of Neighborhood-Level Social Inequalities in Health in Texas
Most health studies use cross-sectional data to examine neighborhood context because of the difficulty of collecting and analyzing longitudinal data; this prevents an examination of historical trends that may influence health outcomes. Using the Neighborhood Change Database, we categorized longitudinal (1990-2010) poverty and White concentration trajectories (long-term low, long-term moderate, long-term high, increasing, or decreasing) for Texas …
I Was Taught to Think of My Body as Too Sexual”
Parents and peers play an important role in adolescents’ body image and embodiment. Messages girls receive about sex and puberty during these formative years can contribute to either positive embodiment or disrupted/disconnected embodiment. To better understand how these messages are constructed in adolescence, we conducted a comparative thematic analysis of self-reported, retrospective accounts of messages conveyed by parents and peers. We admin…
It’s More Important Than Ever for Men to Play a Role”
The Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision in June 2022 revoked the constitutional right to abortion and left abortion policy jurisdiction up to the states. Data were collected in November 2022 through Prolific, a research participant recruitment service, to assess participants' perspectives on safe sex responsibilities in light of the Dobbs decision. Participants were 339 U.S. cisgender women aged 19-29 years ( M = 24.4, SD = 2.84…
Using Critical Race Theory in Social Work Education to Prepare Antiracist Practitioners
Growing concerns arise over the effectiveness of cultural competency and humility in addressing systemic racism in social work. Scholars advocate for the incorporation of critical race theory (CRT) into social work education; however, its polarization creates uncertainty. This systematized review synthesizes the contemporary use of CRT in social work curricula. Comprehensive searches were conducted and sixteen peer-reviewed studies met the inclus…
The Impact of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization on Young Women's Experiences of Objectification and Sexual Well-Being
The Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision overturned two previous rulings that had affirmed the constitutional right to abortion prior to fetal viability. While important work has been published about the legal, moral, professional, and economic ramifications of the Dobbs decision, missing on this topic are the voices of those most affected by these policies. We conducted an online survey to understand how the Dobbs ruling impacte…
Neighborhood Diversity Is Good for Your Health
Racial concentration of neighborhoods is often associated with the risk of preterm birth (PTB) for women. This study examined differences between racially diverse and racially concentrated neighborhoods when examining preterm birth. Individual-level data were obtained from Texas natality files for 2009-2011, and neighborhood-level (i.e., census tract) data were obtained from the decennial census in 2010 and the American Community Survey 2005-2009…
All Things Considered
An Intersectional Approach to Understanding Barriers to Healthcare for Women
State Minimum Wage Increases As a Potential Policy Lever to Reduce Black–White Disparities in Hypertension
Introduction: Black adults are disproportionately burdened by hypertension. Income inequality is associated with elevated risk of hypertension. Minimum wage increases have been explored as a potential policy lever to address the disparate impact of hypertension on this population. However, these increases may have no significant impact on health among Black adults due to structural racism and "diminished gain" of health effects from socioeconomic…
Forming an alliance
Little is known about how mentors' interactions with youths' families and broader social networks influences the mentoring relationship while considering differences in race and socioeconomic status between the mentor and the youth. This study utilized a constructivist grounded theory to examine how non-Black volunteer mentors perceived their interactions with the youth's family impacted the youth mentoring relationship. The findings highlight th…
Motivations, program support, and personal growth
Systemic Racism and the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
Nativity moderates the relationship between nationality and healthcare access for some Latinx women in the United States
Latinx women experience barriers to healthcare, yet the prevalence rates vary widely depending on nationality and nativity. It is important to recognize the heterogeneity that exists within the Latinx community and address the underlying causes for limited healthcare access such as immigration policy
Neighborhood Racial/Ethnic Composition Trajectories and Black-White Differences in Preterm Birth among Women in Texas
Longitudinal measures of neighborhood poverty and income inequality are associated with adverse birth outcomes in Texas
Effects of Motivation on Educational Attainment
This study investigated differences in educational motivation among Hispanic and non-Hispanic first-generation students (FGS). Participants were 315 high school and college students who completed a revised academic motivation survey that measured participants’ educational motivation (intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation, and amotivation). The study found that extrinsic and amotivation were significant predictors of grade point averages (GPA…
Meditation
The influences of Eastern thought on Western practices have emerged in areas of social work, health, religion, spirituality, even pop culture. This trend is apparent as individuals enroll in yoga classes, practice meditation, and listen to Eastern music mixed with Western lyrics. Globalization, which connects the Eastern and Western worlds, has a great impact on the Western way of life. One such impact in social work practice is meditation, defin…
Effects of Motivation on Educational Attainment
This study investigated differences in educational motivation among Hispanic and non-Hispanic first-generation students (FGS). Participants were 315 high school and college students who completed a revised academic motivation survey that measured participants’ educational motivation (intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation, and amotivation). The study found that extrinsic and amotivation were significant predictors of grade point averages (GPA…
Longitudinal measures of neighborhood poverty and income inequality are associated with adverse birth outcomes in Texas
Forming an alliance
Little is known about how mentors' interactions with youths' families and broader social networks influences the mentoring relationship while considering differences in race and socioeconomic status between the mentor and the youth. This study utilized a constructivist grounded theory to examine how non-Black volunteer mentors perceived their interactions with the youth's family impacted the youth mentoring relationship. The findings highlight th…
Motivations, program support, and personal growth
Nativity moderates the relationship between nationality and healthcare access for some Latinx women in the United States
Latinx women experience barriers to healthcare, yet the prevalence rates vary widely depending on nationality and nativity. It is important to recognize the heterogeneity that exists within the Latinx community and address the underlying causes for limited healthcare access such as immigration policy
Meditation
The influences of Eastern thought on Western practices have emerged in areas of social work, health, religion, spirituality, even pop culture. This trend is apparent as individuals enroll in yoga classes, practice meditation, and listen to Eastern music mixed with Western lyrics. Globalization, which connects the Eastern and Western worlds, has a great impact on the Western way of life. One such impact in social work practice is meditation, defin…
Effects of Motivation on Educational Attainment
This study investigated differences in educational motivation among Hispanic and non-Hispanic first-generation students (FGS). Participants were 315 high school and college students who completed a revised academic motivation survey that measured participants’ educational motivation (intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation, and amotivation). The study found that extrinsic and amotivation were significant predictors of grade point averages (GPA…
Neighborhood Racial/Ethnic Composition Trajectories and Black-White Differences in Preterm Birth among Women in Texas
Longitudinal measures of neighborhood poverty and income inequality are associated with adverse birth outcomes in Texas
Systemic Racism and the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
Nativity moderates the relationship between nationality and healthcare access for some Latinx women in the United States
Latinx women experience barriers to healthcare, yet the prevalence rates vary widely depending on nationality and nativity. It is important to recognize the heterogeneity that exists within the Latinx community and address the underlying causes for limited healthcare access such as immigration policy
All Things Considered
An Intersectional Approach to Understanding Barriers to Healthcare for Women
State Minimum Wage Increases As a Potential Policy Lever to Reduce Black–White Disparities in Hypertension
Introduction: Black adults are disproportionately burdened by hypertension. Income inequality is associated with elevated risk of hypertension. Minimum wage increases have been explored as a potential policy lever to address the disparate impact of hypertension on this population. However, these increases may have no significant impact on health among Black adults due to structural racism and "diminished gain" of health effects from socioeconomic…
Forming an alliance
Little is known about how mentors' interactions with youths' families and broader social networks influences the mentoring relationship while considering differences in race and socioeconomic status between the mentor and the youth. This study utilized a constructivist grounded theory to examine how non-Black volunteer mentors perceived their interactions with the youth's family impacted the youth mentoring relationship. The findings highlight th…
Motivations, program support, and personal growth
Using Critical Race Theory in Social Work Education to Prepare Antiracist Practitioners
Growing concerns arise over the effectiveness of cultural competency and humility in addressing systemic racism in social work. Scholars advocate for the incorporation of critical race theory (CRT) into social work education; however, its polarization creates uncertainty. This systematized review synthesizes the contemporary use of CRT in social work curricula. Comprehensive searches were conducted and sixteen peer-reviewed studies met the inclus…
The Impact of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization on Young Women's Experiences of Objectification and Sexual Well-Being
The Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision overturned two previous rulings that had affirmed the constitutional right to abortion prior to fetal viability. While important work has been published about the legal, moral, professional, and economic ramifications of the Dobbs decision, missing on this topic are the voices of those most affected by these policies. We conducted an online survey to understand how the Dobbs ruling impacte…
Neighborhood Diversity Is Good for Your Health
Racial concentration of neighborhoods is often associated with the risk of preterm birth (PTB) for women. This study examined differences between racially diverse and racially concentrated neighborhoods when examining preterm birth. Individual-level data were obtained from Texas natality files for 2009-2011, and neighborhood-level (i.e., census tract) data were obtained from the decennial census in 2010 and the American Community Survey 2005-2009…
A Longitudinal Ecologic Analysis of Neighborhood-Level Social Inequalities in Health in Texas
Most health studies use cross-sectional data to examine neighborhood context because of the difficulty of collecting and analyzing longitudinal data; this prevents an examination of historical trends that may influence health outcomes. Using the Neighborhood Change Database, we categorized longitudinal (1990-2010) poverty and White concentration trajectories (long-term low, long-term moderate, long-term high, increasing, or decreasing) for Texas …
I Was Taught to Think of My Body as Too Sexual”
Parents and peers play an important role in adolescents’ body image and embodiment. Messages girls receive about sex and puberty during these formative years can contribute to either positive embodiment or disrupted/disconnected embodiment. To better understand how these messages are constructed in adolescence, we conducted a comparative thematic analysis of self-reported, retrospective accounts of messages conveyed by parents and peers. We admin…
It’s More Important Than Ever for Men to Play a Role”
The Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision in June 2022 revoked the constitutional right to abortion and left abortion policy jurisdiction up to the states. Data were collected in November 2022 through Prolific, a research participant recruitment service, to assess participants' perspectives on safe sex responsibilities in light of the Dobbs decision. Participants were 339 U.S. cisgender women aged 19-29 years ( M = 24.4, SD = 2.84…
Digital Health Inequalities Among Immigrants in the United States
The rapid expansion of digital health during COVID-19 transformed healthcare delivery, offering new opportunities for remote care. However, health access remains inequitable, with barriers such as technology access, language barriers, and financial constraints disproportionately affecting immigrants and marginalized populations. This study applied an intersectional approach to examine digital health utilization trends by immigration status and ke…
Sociology (14 works) · Medicine (12 works) · Psychology (11 works) · Gender Studies (9 works) · Political science (8 works) · Demography (7 works) · Odds (7 works) · Gender Studies (6 works) · Gerontology (6 works) · Logistic regression (6 works)